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David Farbey, Technical Writer
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Tag Archives: Microsoft Word
How would you use Microsoft Word in corporate tech pubs?
Here’s a serious question that deserves some thought: Could you use Microsoft Word in a large-scale corporate technical publications environment, and if so, how would you do it? I know I am on record as saying that it’s not quite … Continue reading
Don’t be normal!
Microsoft Word is a wonderful product, and I’m not joking at all. It’s easy to forget that not so long ago, back in the days of BW (“before Word”), creating documents for any purpose was a long and tiresome process. … Continue reading
Farbey’s Law of Document Stability
The other day, I was making final revisions to a group of Microsoft Word documents that were needed for an imminent product release. I placed an updated version of a document on our document management system and sent a link … Continue reading
How did they design Office 2007?
I have just read a fascinating interview with one of the people responsible for designing the ribbon interface of Office 2007. (Thanks to Peter Bogaards of InfoDesign – Understanding by design for providing the link – Peter always recommends excellent … Continue reading
Tagged Microsoft Word, technical writing, usabilty
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Where’s that command gone?
I have been using Microsoft Word professionally for quite a long time – since Word 2 on Windows 3, if you want to get historical about it. Each time Microsoft have presented a major upgrade I’ve got a little annoyed … Continue reading
Keeping up with Word
I want to thank Ellis Pratt of Cherryleaf for reminding me about the Microsoft Word Team blog, which contains regular updates of tips and tricks for the latest version of Microsoft Word. My business, Dannywell Ltd., is a Microsoft Registered … Continue reading
Tagged Microsoft Word, Office 2003, Office 2007
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Word at work
Last week I took part in two separate discussions on two different mailing lists on the same topic: the difficulties tech writers face when trying to implement Microsoft Word document templates across a department or organisation. There are good reasons … Continue reading
